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Will maybe fancy this part up later.
 
Quick OOC for the beginning: I had this starter wrote out already, so that's why I posted so quickly lol. Anyways, My responses are pretty long, my starters are usually particularly long! Feel free to respond in any amount of length, even if you don't always match how long my responses are... I just get extra detailed haha.

Here we go!



The Floaroma Orphanage.

Home of all the children without one to call their own, filled with souls who hope to one day find families they can keep forever.

Dani, the Unfixable child.

Brought in at a young age from an unloving and violent home, she was brought into this orphanage as a problem child from the start. Behavioral problems, temperamental and stubborn, she was a difficult child to handle and not easy to change. She would be adopted twice into families who thought they might be able to solve her problems and fix her, only to bring her back after many unsuccessful attempts. Each time she was brought back she only became worse, more and more distrusting to those in her surroundings and less likely to find her forever home.

Enough years passed that she became one of the 'older' children that were categorized as harder to adopt, as most families wanted younger children, and it was deemed as though older children were less likely to improve from old behavior problems. those who worked at the orphanage wrote her off as most likely to age out of the adoption home when she'd turn 18, one of the rare cases that they'd not find a family to take the child in. Dani knew it, and accepted her fate with a promise not to trust anyone ever again. It made it easier to protect herself that way, and to avoid any additional hurt that came when trusting someone who would betray you.

Pink sunlight filtered through the window of her room as the sun began to set for another day. It looked like another good day for slipping out of the orphanage to go exploring by herself for awhile. Many times the workers had caught her sneaking out and tried to prevent it from happening again, but it never worked. She always found a way back out, and so eventually they caved in and decided that as long as she came back by the end of the night, they may as well try not to fret about it too much as she would likely find a way around their solutions anyways. At least she was old enough that they didn't feel they'd need to worry about her too much.

Often she liked exploring out to new towns she hadn't visited before, or revisit ones she had seen just to be by herself and think awhile. Today felt like a good day to visit Sandgem Town, not too far away and simple enough for her to have a calm walk. She explored her usual pathways for awhile, paying no mind to the curious glances around her as she did so. These were the only times she really enjoyed, when she got to feel like a normal kid for awhile just living life outside the walls of the orphanage.

After some time, the pink colors of the sunset got covered with grey clouds. The wind began to pickup and lightening flashed in the sky. It was obvious it was going to storm soon, but by the time Dani noticed it was too late. She started to head back home with hopes she'd make it before it began to rain, but it came sooner than she expected it to. A downpour fell over her drenching her skin in cold raindrops, and she quickly switched her plan from going home to finding some kind of shelter until the rain stopped.

By now, all the shops were closed for the night and there was no way she was going to knock on some random persons door. She continued trying doors around the town until she found one that was unlocked, which just so happened to be the old research building. Doors creaking as she entered, she took a deep breath of relief when she finally got herself out of the rain. The lights were off in most of the building which she was appreciative of as it gave her some kind of hidden cover. She didn't know if anyone was here or not, but if there was she would prefer to not be seen. Light came from around the corner, indicating there was one room that had the lights on. Slinking over silently, she let curiosity take hold of her as she peeked around the wall to see what might be in the room.
 
It was the tail end of a long, productive day at the Sandgem research laboratory. By now, only Professor Rowan remained inside, his assistants having left a while ago. He planned on turn in himself as well soon. He just wished to get a few data points added towards his research before he called it a day.

Lately, he had been taken a closer look into the realm of evolutionary Stones. Such items held key to many fascinating discoveries regarding Pokemon evolution. How an individual of given species first react to the corresponding Stone and how had such a capacity been inherited by the next generation? Why might a species of a Type commonly associated to a particular stone require such an item to further develop, while a comparable could do so solely through natural effort? And what did it mean in the context of what evolution actually represented in the life cycle?

Rowan held a Thunder Stone in one of his hands. In front of him, there were three subject atop measuring capsule platforms: An Eevee, notorious for being quite adaptive in manner of evolution. Then, a Luxio, the intermediate stage in a Electric evolutionary line that developed through natural growth.
And finally, a Pikachu, which conversely did require a Thunder Stone to further evolve.

Engrossed in his work, coupled with the characteristic vocalizations emanating from each creature every so often and the ringing of the apparel, Professor Rowan didn't yet notice any going ons outside the room.
 
Dani peeked into the room to find a man standing in the room, seemingly a professor of the lab by the way he was dressed. She blinked, eyeing something that was in his hand, though she wasn't able to make out what it was. It looked like some kind of orange/yellow colored stone.

Her eyes moved down to see Pokemon in the lab, which surprised her a bit. These were obviously no longer wild Pokemon, which interested her quiet a bit. Did this man catch these Pokemon? How did one catch Pokemon anyways? She had many questions running through her mind, none of which would be answered right now.

Wanting to get a better look, she took a cautionary step into the room. The professors back was turned to her, so she felt secure in that she would stay hidden. Peering over, she got a better look at the Pokemon, a smile forming on her face when she could fully see all of them. They were awfully cute, that was for sure.

Then, the Luxio caught wind of her being there. It looked over at her and made a roaring sound in her direction, making her smile fall immediately. She didn't bother to look at the professor, she knew that by now she was likely to have been noticed. Throwing away all stealth, she turned her heel and bolted back to the front door, her footsteps echoing through the rooms.

When she got to the front door, she opened them in hopes of getting out, but instead was hit with a harsh gust of wind and rain to her face, thunder booming in the distance. The storm had only gotten worse, and it wouldn't be even remotely safe for her to try and escape now. Closing the doors once more, she sighed to herself in defeat.

Slowly turning around, she watched toward the room she had just been in. Whoever the man was would likely be coming now, and she prepared herself for an angry response. After all, she couldn't imagine him being happy with her for breaking in her, sticking her nose in things she shouldn't be in while he was trying to do research.
 
Professor Rowan was taken back when the Luxio suddenly started growling and fretting a paw agitatedly against the floor of the platform. Clearly she had gotten surprised by something, most likely whatever seemed to be glaring at. Rowan quickly turned around to look behind him, just barely catching a brief glimpse of what appeared be a child fleeing away.

"Hey, wait -" He attempted to call out in alarm, but the kid seemed pretty gone by then. Rowan did want to go after and see if they were OK. Last he had checked, the weather had appeared set to pretty tempestuous. If they were alone and on foot, it might not be safe to leave yet.

However, the Luxio was sounded clearly still in uproar. He had to tend to that, lest things grow further wary. Turning back around, he saw that the female Spark Pokemon had her claws extended out, bits of visible electricity cracking around them. The male Eevee and female PIkachu were both of a meeker, docile temperament and seemed more scared by the Luxio's behavior than anything else, trying to cower away within their platforms and letting out yelps.

Dropping down the Stone on the floor behind him for now, Rowan strode over to in front of the Luxio's capsule and lowered himself down a bit. Holding his hands out with the palms open, he spoke soothingly, "Hey, it's alright. I think that was just a little kid. Sure took us by surprise, huh? But I'm certain they didn't mean any harm."

In a bit, the Luxio appeared to stand down somewhat, no longer seeming about to shock something, though she was clearly still a bit wary. With a quick glance to either side, he noticed the other two Pokemon appeared to relieved with the change, peeking back up. Rowan depressed buttons to lower the platforms. He cautiously approached, gently saying, "It's OK. You are safe," as he slowly reached to run a careful hand through the Luxio's mane. She seemed to tensed a bit at first, then relaxed and nuzzed against. She let out a soft, coarse, "Luxi." He then went to pat the Eevee and Pikachu in sucession, getting, respectively, a shy "Vee," and chirper "Pika," in return.

"Alright, after all this, I think it best to call it a day and let all us rest. See you guys later," Rowan said as he recalled each of them into their Poke Balls.
After compressing the items back into a smaller size, he stashed them back away, then picked up the Thunder Stone off from the floor and put it into a pocket of his suit jacket as well.

Then seeing his unexpected visitor returning, the professor walked over to meet them in steady, long steps He appeared concerned as he took in the sight of them. "Are you alright? I'm sorry if you ended up getting frightened," Rowan spoke calmly.
 
Dani wasn't sure what she was expecting, but this wasn't it at all.

Before her stood a tall professor, towering over her with the most intimidating look on his expression, of which she expected there to be a matching angry response. Instead, when he spoke he did so calmly, and seemed more worried about her than being upset about her being in his lab. She blinked, a moment of silence passing before she responded as she tried to collect her thoughts.

"I'm fine." She finally spoke, her voice coming out a bit harsher than she intended. Whenever people worried about her, or tried to insinuate she might not be okay, her response was always to be defensive and try to act as though she was fine. She didn't like people seeing her as weak, and so she did this even at the times she wasn't okay. This was partially one of those times... she was technically fine, but her wet clothes were heavy on her, and made her cold enough to visibly shiver in front of this man. She cursed herself for this.

Clearing her throat, trying to hide her shivers, she looked away from him. "I mean... I just got caught in the rain was all. This place was the only one open so I came inside. I'll leave and be out of your way as soon as it stops raining." She added in, crossing her arms in front of her. It was obvious she was trying to avoid eye contact and was being particularly prickly for some reason, though it seemed she was making efforts to try and be calm and collected. She was fuming over the fact that she was in this situation in the first place though, and even more so that she'd allowed herself to be seen. Why hadn't she gone home sooner? This could have all been avoided.

"You can just go back to doing whatever it was you were doing. I won't be in your way."
 
The young girl didn't sound particularly fine, despite her protest to the contrary. At very least, she was evidently soaked and chilled to the bone. She did seem to be otherwise unharmed though. There was probably not much of a point trying to press the issue, at least not directly.

Professor Rowan gave a curt nod, his face set into a neutral expression. He spoke evenly, "I see. Well, you are welcome to stay in at least until the storm blows over, then."

Leaving a child alone in a situation like this most definitely didn't sit very well with him. "It's fine. It is getting late, anyway. I could use a pause, at the very least." He gestured towards a door to his right. "There is a washroom there, if you need to dry up."
 
Dani observed the man carefully when he spoke. His demeanor didn't give off anything too scary, and he certainly didn't seem upset. On the contrary, his comment about how he could use a pause was something that indicated she was in fact welcome. She furrowed her brows at him in some confusion; why wouldn't he be annoyed about some grimy kid showing up at his lab while he was trying to do work?

When he gestured toward the washroom, her head turned to look in that direction. She seemed hesitant, as if any move she was going to make was calculated with caution. After a moment of consideration though, she decided it probably would be best to try and dry off a bit. She looked back at him briefly. "Thanks." She said quickly, walking toward the bathroom without giving him any time to say anything else to her.

She closed the door behind her, locking it. There was no trust here, and she wasn't taking any chances on that. Looking around, she found a towel hanging on the wall - it was small, probably meant for drying your hands after washing them, but it would have to do for now. Taking it, she wiped down her arms ad her face, getting as much of the water off as she could. There wasn't much she could do about her soaked clothes though, unless there was by chance some spare clothes here, which she doubted. He didn't seem like the type of person that had kids around anyways.

Though she was a gritty and bad behaved child in personality, she wasn't an impolite guest either. She carefully hung the towel back up neatly, giving it enough space that it should be able to dry out. The real thing to do was put it in a laundry basket to wash it, but she had no idea if there was even anything here like that, so hanging it up would do for now.

Looking at herself in the mirror, she sighed. She was a mess. Her short hair was disheveled and spiked out everywhere in a mess as it was still wet but beginning to dry out. Her clothes were soaked and a bit dirty, and she had a few scrapes and bruises visible on her arms from some misadventures outside. Her eyes had dark circles under them and an expression somewhere between exhaustion and annoyance. Taking a deep breath, she tried her best to calm herself down a bit - it was likely she would be here awhile, she may as well try not to be horrible about it.

She wondered if the professor would still be waiting for her when she came out of here. She hoped he wouldn't be able to catch on too much to how bad she looked, or at least would just assume it was just the look of a rambunctious kid. She didn't want him asking any questions, and if he did, she wasn't entirely planning on answering. Though who knows, everything about tonight was unexpected, so she really wasn't sure what was to come next. Turning the light off on her way out, she opened the door and exited the room.
 
It wouldn't have done any good to just keep standing there in the hallway. Besides, he was sure his surprise guest would not appreciate having him looming after her. She probably wouldn't be long, the facilities unfortunately not offering as help with her situation as he might have wished. Still, the professor decided to use to go back to the research room, properly storing the Poke Balls and shutting down some of the other machinery.

The storm seemed like it could very well keep raging for quite a while. Rowan really didn't mind keep company in the meantime though. He always liked to meet new people and she was just a child, even if one potentially old enough to be a trainer, so he felt responsible while she was here. The girl did appear to act somewhat guardedly, probably down to being around a much older stranger. From her reactions, it really did seem like she hadn't planned on actually meeting him, likely just had gotten a tad curious about what was going on in the lab. She also seemed like she had gotten herself into a scrape or two, but then, hadn't he too gotten into plenty during his own boyhood?

After he finished up taking care of things, he took a glance back and saw that the girl had returned to the hallway. He then prompt, but slowly walked back out towards her. Stopping a respectful distance away, with a polite smile, he greeted, "I'm Professor Rowan. What is your name?"
 
When Dani stepped out of the restroom, she looked toward the window first, scowling at the sight. It was still raining pretty hard, she had a feeling she wouldn't be leaving anytime soon with this kind of storm raging on. Before she could think about anything further, she tensed up as she heard footsteps approaching once more. Why couldn't he just leave her alone?

She knew the answer to that question. She was a child, lost in a storm, who probably looked like a disaster. To add onto all of it, she was shivering and soaked, with no one for supervision other than this professor. He likely wasn't going to leave her alone tonight.

When he came over, she tried to hide her scowl, the best she could anyways. She wanted to try and keep her negative emotions under control if possible, though she wasn't certain how long she'd be able to keep something like that up. When he asked for her name though, she straight up frowned. It was one thing to just be polite, but she didn't like giving away any personal information to someone she didn't know, or didn't care to know. She hesitated on giving her name. However, she knew that if she was going to be here awhile she may as well give him at least her name, but that was all. It was the polite thing to do anyways, right?

Finally, after a long pause, she sighed and crossed her arms. "My name is Dani." She murmured out, looking away from him. Her actual name was Danielle, but she never went by her full name. Sometimes the social workers would use her full name when they were trying to be stern to show they were being serious, but otherwise she just told everyone her name was Dani.

She wanted to get the attention off of her, so she looked back over at the professor with furrowed eyes. Not the just the professor now, Professor Rowan, she thought to herself. It was a pretty nice name, she supposed. "What were you doing in that room just a bit ago? With those Pokemon?" She decided to ask, hoping that he wouldn't be angry about her snooping in the room earlier.
 
Seeing the girl react somewhat badly to his question, Professor Rowan remained steadly patient. Their name usually wasn't something most people had much trouble giving, unlike something more sensitive such as where they lived. Still, the young girl might have her reasons for being so cautious.
He tried to relax and avoid staring at the girl while he waited, occasionally glancing about at the weather outside. He knew he could seem kinda intimidating and didn't want give reasons for his guest to be any more nervous than

"Well met, Danny," Rowan replied politely after she finally answered. He got a excited glint in his eyes once she asked about his work. He didn't mind sharing some about his research, quite the opposite, actually. To his mind, knowledge was meant to be imparted and could only grow by doing so.
"I have been looking at the differences between evolutions that do and do not depend on outside influences, such as Evolution stones."

"Now, why don't why we move somewhere more comfortable?" The professor added as he then went to lead them to the lobby. He indicated the videophone set behind the help desk. "You can use it, if you want," he offered. That seemed a happy compromise between letting her family know she was safe and reasonably keeping her privacy.
 
When he spoke about Pokemon research, her expression seemed to lighten up a bit from her stubborn demeanor. There was the first glint of something normal - childish curiosity sparking somewhere within her. It was something she hadn't felt in some time, and it was an exciting thing. Pokemon was the one thing that interested her, but that she had no real way of learning more about in her current situation.

She'd be a liar if she said that this man being a professor wasn't interesting from the start. She was shielded against anyone she met regardless of course, but the fact this man studied Pokemon was something that made her want to ask many questions. She would refrain from asking as much as possible, but it seemed like for now it was okay to ask a few things anyways.

When he mentioned moving somewhere more comfortable and the subject changed, she hesitated once more. Before moving, she looked behind her toward the window to see if there was a chance the rain had lightened up at all and she could leave. It had not yet, so she knew she'd need to be staying here for awhile longer. Sighing to herself, she turned to face the professor and followed him into the next room over. At least it didn't seem like he was unsafe at all, but she did hate the feeling of being some kind of nuisance.

When he gestured to the phone, she blinked with some thought. The orphanage would be closed by now, and they didn't take after hours calls generally. There was one number she could call, but she didn't want to risk Rowan seeing anything that would reveal that she didn't actually have any kind of family at home. She managed a small, polite smile to him to try and avoid any suspicion, and nodded at him. "Thanks, but I've got no one to call this late. I'll get home just fine, no one will worry about me." She said, trying to sound convincing. She kicked herself mentally as she realized that probably just sounded like she had family that didn't care at all, or something of the sorts.
 
It was gratifying for Rowan to observe what seemed like wonder in Dani's expression upon the answer about his Pokemon. Sharing knowledge and encouraging curiosity in young ones was always to him, but there was something rather special in seeing it on a child that up to point appeared rather uptight, with her guard constantly up. He smiled brightly in satisfaction.

Her comment about no one worrying about her couldn't help being alarming. The professor reminded himself not to jump to precipitated conclusions however. He keep his features pleasantly neutral as he quickly evaluated. Maybe Dani was just regarded as responsible enough for such freedom or her family was just a tad lenient. It could be also just a heat of the moment situation. He couldn't ignore that her words might carry simple, terifying face value, either. He homelife could be far from ideal ... but given the young girl's reticent behavior, carelessly blundering into the matter would most likely only make her retract back further into herself.

Rowan nodded. "I see. Well, if you come find it necessary later, feel free make use," he politely told Dani. He motioned to the general seating area, where a couple of couches well apart from each other were set up. "Please, take a seat."'The seats were sturdy and waterproof, made with weary travelers in mind, but he would still have offered even if it was otherwise. "Can I get you something, Dani? Some water, at least?"
 
Dani sensed maybe she had said the wrong thing and had given something away about herself she hadn't intended to. However, the professor kept such a neutral expression, it was difficult for her to tell. She looked over at the phone again when he mentioned she could use it later still if she wanted, and for a moment she considered her options. If she were to call the orphanage, she might get yelled at over the phone for being out so late like this. Even worse, maybe Rowan would be able to trace the number she called later and find out it wasn't a home phone but rather a children's home. She decided she would not be using the phone tonight, even if it got her in some extra trouble later.

When he motioned to the seating, she seemed to hesitate a moment. She didn't want to get too comfortable around here... but he was offering it. So, she reluctantly made her way over to the couch and seated herself in it, adjusting her wet clothes a bit. They were at least beginning to dry now.

When asked if she wanted anything, she seemed to consider it a moment. Her initial instinct was to just say no, she didn't need anything, because she wasn't the type of person to ask for things; especially from strangers. However, she was cold and having a bad time, so she dared to actually think of something to ask for.

"Uh, do you actually have anything warm to drink? Like hot cocoa, or tea? It's just uh..." She seemed hesitant to ask, diverting her gaze away from him as she asked. "I'm just feeling a bit cold from the rain, is all." She actually admitted. It wasn't easy for her to admit anything regarding weakness, like being some pitiful cold child lost in the rain, but she caved in and admitted she was cold for the sake of possibly getting something warm to drink to help her out.
 
Given Dani's overall demeanour so far, such a particular request, for a hot drink, felt rather significant. Indeed, he probably should have thought of that himself. Rowan smiled and nodded. "Of course. I'll be back in a with a cup of hot chocolate for you, then." He then walked to a corner where some basic kitchen equipment was set up.

The professor was a bit notorious for having something of a sweet tooth. He had even made some cocoa mix from scratch at home and left a pot here. He had done with it with the addition of creamer so all it would take was putting water without losing any quality. That would really come in hand now. Rowan heated some water, then filled it into a mug.
He slowly stirred the powder in until all the liquid had that wonderful rich, light chocolate brown aspect. A sweet, tantalizing aroma wafted through the air.

He carefully carried the mug over to where Dani was seated. "Here you go," he said as he held it out to her and loosened his grip just enough so she could take from him without them touching. He had a feeling the young girl suffer such an ocurrence too well.
 
Dani watched as the professor stepped away to make hot cocoa, a sigh of relief escaping her when he was no longer in the room. It was a simple request really, just some hot cocoa...but it felt hard to ask for it when she wasn't sure what kind of person Rowan was. Some older folks she had met before were grumpy, didn't like kids around, thought them to be too obnoxious or stupid. Rowan seemed relatively calm, with some kind of neutral demeanor that made him hard to read. She was thankful that despite the fact she couldn't get good reads on him yet, he seemed to respond positively to her so far.

She thought it to be interesting how they were currently interacting. Rowan was unreadable in nature, and Dani was a mystery herself. She knew she probably wasn't as unreadable as she'd like to be right now - she was reacting negatively to the storm, the time of the night, and her current situation, and when riled up by multiple things it was more difficult to hide what she was feeling. She knew he probably had some questions about her and concern about her situation, she just hoped he wouldn't ask about it.

When he returned to the room, Dani seemed to be a bit calmer than she was before. She had a bit to herself with her thoughts, and allowed herself to try and relax. This was her situation whether she liked it or not, so she ought to get used to it for the time being. When he approached, she did take mental note of the fact that she hadn't let him get this close to her until now...but it was fine, he was just passing her hot cocoa after all. Carefully reaching out, she gripped onto the mug and took it from him.

For a brief moment, her eyes locked with his as the exchange happened. Dani remembered being told before that eyes often reveal a lot about a person and what they were feeling - she worried that hers would give something away. Fear, anger, perhaps loneliness? She hoped she just looked tired or something that would make sense after being in the rain.

"... Thank you." She said quietly after taking the mug, slowly bringing it to her face. Before she started to drink any of it, she held the mug close to her to allow the heat from the drink to warm her up a bit, taking a deep breath at how refreshing it felt. Then she took her first sip, thankful for the warmth it brought to her.

Watching as he retreated, she let her mind wander again, trying to think of what should happen now. She wasn't tired enough to sleep yet, and even if she was she knew she was too on edge to try and rest. Instead, she went once again back to that thought of him being a professor, and how he was studying Pokemon. Perhaps she could make the night go by faster if she tried talking about something like that - he seemed eager enough to talk about it earlier.

"So... You study Pokemon Evolution?" She finally broke the silence, looking in the direction of the professor. She swallowed, thinking about her next words carefully. There were many questions that ran through her head, but she had to focus on just one or two right now, not get carried away. "Somebody told me that uh, sometimes Pokemon evolve differently depending on the location or region they're from... is that true, or just some made up thing?" She asked, nervously tapping her fingers on her mug.
 
As he approached, Rowan noticed that Dani, at least outwardly, appeared to be holding herself less tensely, thankfully. As the young girl did seem to be more of the reserved, introverted sort, maybe his brief absence from her immediate surroundings had helped her recompose, recharge her social energies, as it were. It was something to potentially keep aware of. The professor didn't want to leave her alone, but overwhelming the poor young girl wouldn't do either.

He though he caught something ... tempetous as their glances briefly met while he transfered the cup to Dani. Of course, while there was some merit to idea of glimpsing a person's inner state through looking at their eyes, such interpretations were highly subjective by excellence. As with observing faces and general body language, while invaluable, it was possible to catching simply. Even her overall down demeanour could probably come down to a simple bad day. In anycase, it wouldn't be good to maintain such observation for any longer, so he had better back off.

"You're welcome," Professor Rowan replied as he stepped off to take a seat at the couch opposite from her, across the low table.

"Yes, that's correct. It's my speciality," Rowan answered to her initial question. As she started formulating her next one, he leaned forward in his seat, clearly listening with rapt interest. It was quite a good, smart one. The young girl sure seemed rather sharp. He nodded as he went to enthusiascally explain, "That's accurate. Here in Sinnoh, for example, there are special substances, moss rock and ice, that cause Eevee trained sufficient near them to evolve differently, as well as special magnetic field that affect both Magneton and Nosepass. As well, regional variants of both base and evolved forms of certain Pokemon in Galar are well estabilished. There are have been recent reports of similar cases in Alola."
 
After Dani had asked her questions, she looked in the direction of the professor to see his reaction. There was a hesitation with her questions, as she wondered if they were silly, simple, something that everyone already knew about but she was lacking knowledge in because of her current home state. She wondered if he would be uninterested in such questions, maybe not feel like wasting his time on them or see them as something dumb.

Instead, he moved forward a bit in his seat, adjusting in a way that indicated he was interested in the conversation and was getting more comfortable for answering questions. The initial hesitation began to fade away as he answered her question in full, not leaving out any details. She appreciated the way he answered, spending actual time to give her a real answer and not dumbing it down for her as if she were stupid or something. It felt like a normal conversation, in fact.

When he finished, she paused a moment in thought. She hadn't really heard much of the Alolan region, so she was unsure about what kind of things were out there. Apparently, there were Pokemon that were different there as opposed to here.

Letting out a small yawn, she put one of her arms on the table and leaned forward to rest her chin on it, indicating the beginning stages of becoming tired. She wasn't ready to sleep just yet though, as she still had more questions on her mind now that she'd got the professor to start talking.

"I bet Pokemon are different depending on their location because uh, they probably adapt to fit in better where they are." She commented, her eyes drifting away for a moment with an expression that really showed the gears in her head were turning thinking about all this. She knew what it was like to have to adapt to wherever you end up, so she assumed Pokemon probably did the same.

Blinking, she looked back over to the professor with tired eyes, but still with a glint of interest in them. The hesitation was gone, and it was obvious the more that they talked and the more that Rowan did not shut her down, the more comfortable she became. "Do you have a favorite Pokemon?" She decided to go off track a little from the research questions and ask something a little more specific to Rowan himself.
 

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